Lord Rooker: I understand that the staff involved are employed in a number of different grades within the organisation. I also understand that Waterways Ireland considers it inappropriate to publicly release the grades of the staff involved without their prior consent.

Lord Rooker: I refer the noble Lord to the joint statement issued on 4 April 2005 from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) and the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (DCRGA).
	The statement is available in the Library. Appendix 1.4 deals with the appointment of the director of marketing and communications at Waterways Ireland. The statement notes the investigator's concerns at the process followed in this appointment.
	The method of making this appointment was a matter for the chief executive.
	One of the agreed actions following the report is that, "The CEO will personally ensure that a written policy on recruitment and promotions, based on best practice principles, including fairness and transparency, will be prepared and circulated, to all staff in Waterways Ireland, and that best public sector practice will be followed in all future appointments and promotions in Waterways Ireland".

Lord Rooker: 1 and 2
	
		
			 Date Time Uniformpolice Plainclothespolice Undercover police 
			 Saturday 7/5/05 8 pm to 8 am 38 0 0 
			 Saturday 14/5/05 8 pm to 8 am 38 0 0 
			 Saturday 21/5/05 8 pm to 8 am 36 0 0 
			 Saturday 28/5/05 8 pm to 8 am 38 0 0 
		
	
	3
	
		
			 Date Time Mobile Patrol Foot Patrol 
			 Saturday 7/5/05 8 pm to 8 am 18 12 
			 Saturday 14/5/05 8 pm to 8 am 18 12 
			 Saturday 21/5/05 8 pm to 8 am 16 12 
			 Saturday 28/5/05 8 pm to 8 am 18 12 
		
	
	Note. Other officers were detailed for other duties such as custody staff, station duty officer, file preparation throughout the various DCU stations etc.
	4
	The numbers of officers on duty throughout the DCU during the respective night shift is outlined at sub-question 1.
	For operational/patrol security reasons we do not disclose how many officers are on duty at a specific station during a specific time period.

Lord Adonis: The Government are making significant investment in ICT in schools and always look to ensure schools get the best value for money from this investment. In order to support schools in making effective strategic investments for their ICT the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) report on open source software (OSS) in schools investigated whether the findings from the OGC trials that open source solutions are viable and credible alternatives to proprietary software were applicable to the education sector.
	The project report is based on a very small opportunity sample of 15 schools which varied greatly both in size and the extent to which they used open source software. Although the project findings report significant savings these are not consistent in all areas for the schools and further research would need to be done to confirm that these savings relate to the OSS elements and are achievable in all schools.
	Schools can choose how to develop their ICT and are in no way compelled to take Microsoft software. They are perfectly free to use whatever software they feel meets their needs best and is most cost effective.
	Becta, at the request of the Secretary of State, signed a new agreement with Microsoft Ltd in relation to their licensing framework for schools. Savings to schools from this agreement in England should reach £46 million over three years. Schools are likely to spend 20–37 per cent less over three years than might have been expected in the absence of this new agreement.
	Building on the success of the agreement with Microsoft, Becta has introduced a software licensing framework agreement for operating systems and office productivity software. This framework agreement will introduce further improvement in value for money and will provide easier access by schools to as wide a range of products as possible, including open source products.

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